The Republican National Convention opens in Cleveland, Ohio, today, with more than 50,000 people flooding into Cleveland for the convention, where the Republican Party is slated to formally nominate real estate mogul Donald Trump to be the party’s presidential nominee, and to ratify the party platform. More than a dozen Republican leaders have decided to skip the RNC. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham says he’s not coming because he doesn’t support Donald Trump. Arizona Senator Jeff Flake says he’s staying home because he’d rather mow his lawn. Montana Senator Steve Daines told Politico he is skipping the RNC because “It’s a good time to be fishing in Montana.” Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Arizona Senator John McCain and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul will be skipping the convention. But many other party leaders and operatives are thrilled about the opening of the 2016 RNC, including Georgia Congressmember Rob Woodall, who said, “The place we’re going to pick the next leader of the free world? Heck yeah, I’m going!”

Editor’s Note: The original headline inaccurately attributed the quote about fishing to Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL), who is also not attending the RNC. Also, Daines changed his mind and made a brief appearance at the RNC on Tuesday.